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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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